Save money on rental cars with HawaiianMiles

Hawaiian Airlines is the largest airline in Hawaii and the 8th largest commercial airline in the US. The airline operates its main hub at Honolulu International Airport, with a secondary hub out of Kahului Airport on the island of Maui.

HawaiianMiles

HawaiianMiles is the Hawaiian Airlines' frequent-flyer program and is free to signup for. Members can accumulate miles by

Flying Hawaiian Airlines or one of their partner airlines

Booking Car Rental, Cruise or Hotel with a HawaiianMiles partner

Applying for the Hawaiian Airlines® MasterCard® (signup bonus miles)

By using your Hawaiian Airlines® MasterCard® for purchases

Receiving HawaiianMiles from family or friends

Purchase HawaiianMiles

Elite Status

Hawaiian offers a number of interesting perks for members who accumulate a lot of miles and attain the Elite status. The Pulani Gold membership is yours if you fly 30 segments or 20,000 flight miles. The Pulani Platinum membership is your if you fly 60 segments or 40,000 miles.

Car Rental Discounts

Now onto the interesting part - Car Rental discounts. Like other Frequent Flyer / Rewards Program, HawaiianMiles members can earn miles and get discounted rates when they rent from a partner agency.

Discounts

Avis: HawaiianMiles members save upto 25% by using Avis
Worldwide Discount (AWD) number K816401. Combine the AWD with ongoing partner offers like Free day on weekly rental and Free Weekend Day to save even more.Budget:
HawaiianMiles members save upto 25% by using Budget Customer
Discount (BCD) number U030059 for savings of upto 25%. Combine the BCD with ongoing partner offers like Free day on a weekly rental to save even more.Hertz: HawaiianMiles members save upto 15% by using CDP 1037681 for savings of upto 15%. Combine the CDP with ongoing partner offers to save even more.

Miles

HawaiianMiles members earn miles for each rental with a partner agency.
From time to time, partners also offer promotions offering 2x and even
3x the usual miles

Alamo: 50 miles per dayAvis: 50 miles per day, maximum 250 per rentalBudget: 50 miles per day, maximum 250 per rentalDollar: 50 miles per day with special offers for 2x milesHertz: 50 miles per dayNational: 50 miles per dayThrifty: 50 miles per day with special offers for 2x miles

But what do you do with all these miles? You can redeem your HawaiianMiles for Car Rental certificates that can be applied towards a future rental.

Alamo: $50 certificate for 10,000 miles and $100 certificate for 20,000 milesAvis: $50 certificate for 10,000 miles, $100 certificate for 20,000 miles and $200 certificate for 40,000 milesBudget: $50 certificate for 10,000 miles, $100 certificate for 20,000 miles and $200 certificate for 40,000 miles National: $50 certificate for 10,000 miles and $100 certificate for 20,000 miles

While Car Rental Certificates may sound like a good deal, they're usually not. For starters, you can't combine them with other discounts, coupons and promotions. They can only to used to cover the basic rate of the rental and do not apply to taxes, surcharges, and other optional fees. They're valid only in participating locations (this may exclude New York Metro, Caribbean, Hawaii and Alaska). Most companies also limit the number of certificates you can use on a single rental. Alamo and National limit you to 3 certificates, while Avis and Budget are generous and allow upto 5 certificates per rental. Unless your miles are expiring and you're likely to save more by using coupons and discounts.

HawaiianMiles discounts are now available on Zalyn. Simply head over to your Discounts Page and add HawaiianMiles to your profile.